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| Mark Your Calendar |
Legislative Forum, B133, 12 pm
Midterm grades available on the web
March 31
PTA Open House, A213, 5:30-7:00 pm
April 1
Continuing student registration for summer and fall begins April 2
Who Lives in Great Falls?, R274, 12 pm
April 2-3
Montana Board of Nursing Site Visit
April 3
Creative Talk:
Photography Roundtable
Heritage Hall 5:30 - 8:30 pm
April 6
College Bound, HH, 6 pm
April 7
Employer Expo, UGF, 11 am - 4:30 pm
Launch Party for New Website
Heritage Hall
Party 1: 12 noon especially for students, faculty and staff
Party 2: 4 pm for those unable to join the party at noon. The public is invited. | |
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| News from MSU - Great Falls
Your Community College!
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Monday, March 30, 2009 |
| Greetings!
I wish to extend an invitation to all of you to the Physical Therapist Assistant Open House! The "Open House" is from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the PTA classroom / laboratory in Room A213 on Tuesday, March 31. Program graduates and students will be asked to attend to share their experiences in the PTA Program.
I hope you can stop by!
Andrea Johnson
Director - Physical Therapist Assistant Program |
| Website Launch Party - April 7
CELEBRATE the redesign of www.msugf.edu!
Tuesday, April 7 at noon in Heritage Hall! See you there! Details to follow. | |
MSU President Announces Plans for Retirement
Montana State University President Geoffrey Gamble announced his plans to retire on Monday, March 23. Gamble made the announcement to the faculty, staff, and student leadership of the university at a morning meeting that was followed by an e-mailed letter to the entire campus. Gamble and his wife, Patricia, had decided several years ago that he would end his 25-year career as an administrator in 2009. He came to MSU in December 2000. Their decision was reinforced by Patricia Gamble's diagnosis with breast cancer in 2008, the declining health of his 87-year-old mother and the birth of a new grandchild in January, said Gamble, who will be 67 in June. Patricia Gamble has received treatment and is in good health. The couple plans to spend more time with family and traveling around the state. Gamble, who holds a doctorate in linguistics, also plans to teach one or two courses annually in MSU's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. "In retirement, you'll still see me around campus," Gamble said in his letter.
Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns will conduct a search for Gamble's successor on behalf of the Montana Board of Regents. Gamble will stay in office until new leadership is found, even if that carries him into 2010, he said. Gamble is MSU's 11th president. Before coming to MSU, Gamble was the provost and senior vice president at the University of Vermont and served as its chief academic and operating officer. Prior to Vermont, Gamble was a professor of anthropology at Washington State University. During his tenure at WSU, Gamble served as interim provost for one year and vice provost for five years. Gamble is the author of two books and a dozen articles on Native American languages. He holds a doctorate in linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. |
| Regents Approve Naming of College Library After Long-time Administrators & Educational Champions
The Montana Board of Regents approved the naming of the MSU - Great Falls campus library in honor of former Dean, Will Weaver, and his wife, Nancy. Will and Nancy Weaver have been integral partners in the success of MSU - Great Falls, promoting the future of the institution as retired administrators, donors, and community advocates. Their support has been vital to the overall development of the College as it evolved from a member of the Great Falls Public School District, to a campus of the Montana University System, to an affiliate of Montana State University. Along this path of progress, Will and Nancy have been ardent supporters of increased access to public higher education throughout the Northcentral Montana region. As the largest private donors to the College's scholarship development, their example and advocacy has inspired others in the community to also contribute to the future of higher learning here in Great Falls.
As Registrar and Business faculty, Nancy's commitment to student support and advancement was felt inside the classroom and out, as her tenure at the College spanned nearly twenty years. As Dean, Will oversaw an unprecedented growth in enrollment. Under his tenure, enrollment grew 152 percent, from 472 students in the fall semester of 1985, to 1,193 students in the fall semester of 2000. Undoubtedly, he and Nancy's continued commitment to financial access by way of further developing student scholarships, has been part of the sustained enrollment growth experienced at MSU - Great Falls.
Other accomplishments during Will and Nancy's tenure include the addition of a long awaited Dental Hygiene Program and the emergence of workforce development partnerships with area business interests. Will played a key role organizing the community's lobbying efforts in the 1999 completion of a $4 million facility renovation and a $13 million expansion in 2007 and 2008. |
Legislative Forum
The last Community Legislative Forum is on March 30 at noon in B133. The forums are a chance to learn about the latest developments of the 2009 legislative session and visit face-to-face with area legislators to dicuss the issues affecting our area. Please submit a pre-prepared question to our Great Falls Legislators on a topic of your interest. Questions submitted by 5 PM on Wednesday is be answered at Friday's forum. Please e-mail your questions to thomas.figarelle@msugf.edu. |
D2L Professional Development Sessions
Submitted by Ryan Schrenk
If you are interested in getting up to speed on D2L, then check out http://distance.msugf.edu/Instructor_Resources/SpringandSummer2009_D2LPDSchedule_Jan6.pdf for dates, times and locations. You can work on this slowly over the semester or do a cram session in May. The next training,Content Management and Modular Style, is on March 31 from 6-8 pm in B126. The session is repeated on Friday, April 3 from 2-4 pm in B134. If you would like to attend any of the sessions, please RSVP to Karen Vosen at 771-4440 or kvosen@msugf.edu. You can also stop by the Distance Learning office to sign up.
A couple of special notes on the sessions:
1. Online live and archived Adobe Connect sessions will be held for each one.
2. There is limited seating in the computer labs, so please RSVP.
3. Certificates of completion for all six sessions will be printed for any participant who takes part in the complete series. |
Who Lives in Great Falls? Presentation on Thursday, April 2
Want to know why Great Falls acts the way it does? All staff, faculty and students are invited to attend this presentation by Rebecca Engum of the SBDA. Learn about the people that make up our community - what percentages are what type of person and know the behaviors of our community and how they are special to its tapestry. Besides wondering about the attitudes and percentages of our community, this information will be useful when raising money for an event or marketing your business. Rebecca will share a great snapshot of the demographic traits and consumer behavior of the people in our community. It is very entertaining and engaging and gives useful information for planning a new business, reaching and communicating with your target audience, increasing the success of your present business, and in marketing your product or service. The presentation is on April 2 at noon in R274. |
Annual Employer Expo
The 16th Annual Employer Expo is on Tuesday, April 7 from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm at the McLaughlin Center located on the University of Great Falls campus. The Expo welcomes all job seekers to meet with prospective employers, have their resumes critiqued by local employees and access the Internet for job opportunities. The event is sponsored by the University of Great Falls, MSU-Great Falls College of Technology, Great Falls Job Service Workforce Center, Great Falls Tribune, Central Montana Radio Network, and Malmstrom AFB Family Support Center. |
Second Annual Creative Talk: Photography Roundtable
The second annual Creative Talks event will feature a student exhibition beginning at 4:00 on Friday, April 3, in Heritage Hall. The exhibition will feature best works from the Digital Design, Typography, and Photography classes at the college. All three classes are part of the new Graphic Design program, which has its official launch in Fall 2009. The roundtable portion of the event, featuring noted Great Falls photographers, will begin at 6:00. Photographers will be showing examples of their work and talking about their profession, including how to get started and their sources of inspiration. Their presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session with attendees. For more information, call Tim Paul at 406-899-5729 or by e-mail at tpaul@msugf.edu. |
 Adjunct Junction
Submitted by Gregory Carlson
I am an online adjunct in for Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology having offered instruction in a variety of history and political science courses. I am currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Institutional Analysis with a concentration in Alternative Deliveries of Education from the School of Education at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, anticipating graduation in 2010. I am also serving as Graduate Research Assistant with the School of Education at North Dakota State University working on various research projects. In my spare time I like to spend quality time with family, listen to music, participate in outdoor activities, read, and write. My reading and research interests include history, politics, and higher education. |
State Board of Nursing Visit
An on-site visit from the State Board of Nursing is done every five years for continued approval of the MSU - Great Falls' Practical Nurse Program. With this approval the graduates of our program will have the continued ability to take the National Licensing exam. The visit this year falls on Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3. There will be two surveyors at this visit, Barb Swehla, the Executive Director of the State Board of Nursing, and Dr. Patricia Gough Spurr, Ed.D, MSN, RN, CNE from Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Spurr has done several other surveys for Montana Nursing Schools, including Missoula College of Technology, Miles City, and Salish-Kootenai College. | |
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